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granddaughter

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one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin

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kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

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chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

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to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

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long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

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arson; setting fire

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sutra chanting

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rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing

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fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras

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Buddhist memorial service

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foreigner

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corner of one's eye

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walk; stroll

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burning (offer) incense

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to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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person (or their spirit) who died with no one to tend their grave

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relative

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

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moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

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atomic bomb; A-bomb

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to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

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pagan; heretic; heathen

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Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

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Buddhist teachings; Buddhism

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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custom; habit; customary practice

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

2

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

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ferry

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea

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open sea; Okinawa

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cruise; navigation; sailing

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side of a boat; gunwale

1

deck (of a ship)

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stateroom; cabin

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grim face; angry look

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)

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water temperature

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destruction of nature

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Itsukushima Shrine

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torii; Shinto shrine archway

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deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

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art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

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